Derek Larson
Career Adviser - Communication Arts and Fine Arts, SCAD
Savannah, GA, USAWork Experience
Savannah College Of Art & Design
Career Adviser - Communication Arts and Fine Arts
Advise students majoring in Communication and Fine Arts disciplines on all aspects of career preparation.
Connect students and companies who would like to work together.
Work with faculty to identify the proper students to interview during company visits, based on company needs.
Connect students and companies who would like to work together.
Work with faculty to identify the proper students to interview during company visits, based on company needs.
October 2012
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Savannah, Georgia, United States
Savannah College Of Art & Design
Admission Representative - School of Design
Meet with students after tours, offer informal portfolio counseling, occasionally give tours, accommodate special guests, and assist other departments such as recruitment events and summer programs.
Develop, manage and market two scholarship competitions for the School of Design for entering freshmen; sit-in on classes within School of Design and meet with faculty and the dean, as well as attend lectures and signature events. Communicate updates about the School of Design to the fleet of traveling representatives on the road through an internal blog I built and manage.
Develop, manage and market two scholarship competitions for the School of Design for entering freshmen; sit-in on classes within School of Design and meet with faculty and the dean, as well as attend lectures and signature events. Communicate updates about the School of Design to the fleet of traveling representatives on the road through an internal blog I built and manage.
September 2010
- October 2012
Savannah, Georgia, United States
Education
Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)
Masters of Fine Arts
Graduated with an M.F.A. in Sequential Art, focusing on visual storytelling, character design, illustration and art installation as a form of sequential art.
September 2006
- August 2011
Savannah, Georgia, United States
Boston University
Bachelors of Science
Graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. in Mass Communications, with a concentration in Public Relations and Advertising.
September 1999
- May 2003
Massachusetts, United States
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite,
Creative Writing,
Teaching,
WordPress,